UK - This is not a Bill that has equality at its heart. In honesty, it is a Bill that dilutes the meaning of marriage

A British Labour MP 

explains the case against same-sex marriage

Tom O'Gorman

On Tuesday night the House of Commons voted by 400 to 175 in favour of same-sex marriage. Interestingly, among the 175 who voted against were 22 Labour MPs.

This was unexpected in that Labour is committed to equality, and same-sex marriage is normally argued for in the name of equality. So why would 22 Labour MPs vote against same-sex marriage?

Scottish Labour MP Jim Dobbin explained why in one of the best speeches of the night.

(The text of the speech can be found here (scroll down to find it) while a video of the speech can be found here )
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